Dual Degree in Actuarial Science/Quantitative Risk Analysis Management, M.A.S./QRAM

Required Technical Support Courses

• ECON 8740 - Applied Statistics and Econometrics 3 Credit Hours
• MSA 8010 - Data Programming for Analytic 3 Credit Hours

Required Courses in the Dual Degree Program

• AS 8340 - Life Contingencies 3 Credit Hours
• AS 8350 - Insurance Mathematics 3 Credit Hours

• or

• RMI 8070 - Insurance Institutions and Operations 3 Credit Hours
• AS 8360 - Insurance Ratemaking 3 Credit Hours

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• AS 8430 - Loss Distributions and Credibility Theory 3 Credit Hours
• ECON 8780 - Financial Econometrics 3 Credit Hours
• QRAM 8600 - Theory of Risk Sharing 3 Credit Hours
• QRAM 8610 - Financial Engineering 3 Credit Hours
• QRAM 8630 - Interest Rate Models 3 Credit Hours
• QRAM 8640 - Advanced Credit Risk Models 3 Credit Hours
• MSA 8200 - Econometric Predictive Analytics 3 Credit Hours (alternatively, students can take ECON 9720 - Econometrics II )
• RMI 8300 - Predictive Risk Modeling 3 Credit Hours

• * Students who have completed AS 4340 and/or AS 4350 or their equivalents must substitute appropriate 8000 level courses for AS 8340 and/or AS 8350.The substitutions must be selected from section belowin consultation with the actuarial science faculty advisor

Elective Courses in the Dual Degree Program

Students should consult with the program directors for the Master of Actuarial Science and Mathematical of Quantitative Risk Analysis and Management programs prior to beginning their elective coursework and may select from among the following courses:

• Any of the 8000 level AS or QRAM classes not listed as a required course
• ECON 8860 - Economics of Global Finance 3 Credit Hours
• FI 8020 - Financial Analysis and Loan Structuring 3 Credit Hours
• FI 8240 - Global Portfolio Management 3 Credit Hours
• FI 8260 - Hedge Funds And Their Trading Strategies 3 Credit Hours
• FI 8300 - Advanced Corporate Finance 3 Credit Hours
• FI 8310 - Investment Banking 3 Credit Hours
• FI 8320 - Corporate Financial Strategy for Innovation 3 Credit Hours
• FI 8400 - Financial Management of Depository Institutions 3 Hours
• FI 8460 - The FinTech Ecosystem 3 Credit Hours
• FI 9100 - The Theory of Asset Valuation 3 Credit Hours (Requires consent of instructor.)
• MSA 8040 - Data Management for Analytics 3 Credit Hours
• MSA 8050 - Scalable Data Analytics 3 Credit Hours
• MSA 8100 - Optimization Methods in Analytics 1.5 Credit Hours
• MSA 8150 - Machine Learning for Analytic 3 Credit Hours
• MSA 8190 - Statistical Foundations for Analytics 3 Credit Hours
• MSA 8250 - Data Visualization 1.5 Hours
• MSA 8760 - Risk Analytics 3 Hours
• MSA 8770 - Text Analytics 3 Credit Hours
• MSA 8780 - Marketing Analytics 3 Hours

• * Students may select, with the prior apporval of both Faulty Directors for the dual degree program, electives other than those shown above if they can demonstrate the course(s) will better meet their educational objectives.